不怎么

不怎麼
bùzěnme
adverb HSK 6 #7,764

Meanings

  1. 1 not very; not particularly
  2. 2 not all that (much/good/etc.)

Characters

Not how much — not very, not particularly.

Examples

Wǒ bù zěn me xǐhuan chī tián de.
I don't particularly like eating sweet things.
Tā bù zěn me shuōhuà.
He doesn't talk much.
Zuìjìn bù zěn me máng.
I haven't been very busy lately.
Zhège dìfang bù zěn me hǎo zhǎo.
This place is not easy to find.

Tips

usage
不怎么 is a softer, more colloquial way of saying 'not very.' It's milder than 不太 (bù tài) and much milder than alone. It's a polite way to express mild dissatisfaction or indifference.
grammar
不怎么 + adjective/verb: 不怎么 (not very good), 不怎么 (don't go much), 不怎么 (don't eat much of it).

Stroke Order

zěn
me